The Alchemist of Harry Potter

Chapter 619 The Secret
Hermione hurried to the library, where she found Harry and Ron who were copying their homework.

Because Wood frequently called the team members for Quidditch training, Harry had to spend the rest of the time in the library doing homework, lest he be locked up by the professor for not doing his homework.

Professor Snape and Professor McGonagall would definitely do such a thing.

"Come out, Harry, I have something to tell you."

Hermione signaled Harry to follow her out with her eyes.

"I still have a lot of homework to do!" Harry said helplessly in his voice.

"It's very important." Hermione lowered her voice, "It's about you."

"It's about me?"

Harry was a little confused, but under Hermione's urging, he started to clean up the parchment and quill on the table.

Ron, who was also copying potions papers, looked up at Hermione, and started packing his things, and followed Harry and Hermione out of the library.

Ron trotted a few steps, and after being side by side with the two, he looked at Hermione in confusion and asked, "What's going on?"

"About the speculation about the Chamber of Secrets, we need to find a place where no one will be disturbed." Hermione said to Harry and Ron in a low voice after noticing that there was no one around.

"Have you found the secret room?" Ron realized that he had lost his composure, and covered his mouth with his hands. He knew that speaking loudly in such a place was stupid.

Hermione gave Ron a dissatisfied look, and said angrily, "It's just a guess."

"When did you find out?" Harry was equally curious about what Hermione had discovered.

Because the attack hadn't happened for so long, people wondered if the heir of Slytherin had washed his hands.

Hermione didn't speak, just walked forward silently, as if looking for a suitable place.Finally, the three turned into the girls' bathroom on the second floor of the castle.

"Why do we go to a place like this to whisper." Ron saw Hermione opening the toilet doors one by one, seeming to be sure of something.

After Myrtle was out of the bathroom, Hermione turned to Ron and said, "Because no one here will overhear us."

"Hermione, what have you found?" Harry thought that Hermione might have discovered a big secret, that's why he was so cautious, and he couldn't wait to know that secret.

Hermione didn't answer directly, but suddenly asked mysteriously: "Harry, do you still remember that mysterious voice you heard?"

"These two things are connected?"

Harry didn't forget the voice that only he could hear, he frowned slightly and asked, "Do you know what's going on?"

"I think the two are related." Hermione reminded: "Don't forget, Harry, you are a Parseltongue."

"Parseltongue? That voice is actually Parseltongue!" After receiving Hermione's reminder, countless thoughts flashed through Harry's mind, and he quickly connected everything together to come up with an answer: Slytherin's monster is a snake?
"Snake, how could a snake live for hundreds of thousands of years?" Ron couldn't help reminding Harry and Hermione, "Don't forget, the legend of the Chamber of Secrets began to spread thousands of years ago, and how could a snake turn people into stone? "

"If you check the documents in the library carefully, you will find that there are indeed snakes that can live for thousands of years." Hermione rolled her eyes at Ron, and silently recited what she remembered: "In our country, there are many Horrible beasts and monsters, none more grotesque and deadly than the basilisk... deadly even with a stare...the sworn enemy of the spider...and the crowing of the rooster is deadly to it."

"Basilisk!"

At this moment, Harry was almost out of breath with excitement, "No wonder, I can hear that voice everywhere I go, but others can't hear it, because they are not Parseltongue."

"The stare of the basilisk does not kill people, but turns people to stone."

If it weren't for Dumbledore, others might think the victim was dead.

"Hermione, I didn't expect you to find out the truth about the attack!" Ron admired his friend very much. "I dare say that no one in Hogwarts has known for thousands of years that the monster in the Chamber of Secrets is a big snake."

"No." Hermione shook her head and said, "Actually, Albert discovered this secret before me."

At this moment, both Ron and Harry were a little stunned, but they heard Hermione continue: "Albert suggests that you tell Professor Dumbledore everything you know."

"Why didn't he go by himself?" Harry asked puzzled.

"He thinks that Professor Dumbledore should also realize that the monster in the Chamber of Secrets is the basilisk, but he couldn't find the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets, and the heir of Slytherin." Hermione looked at Harry, waiting for the other party to make a choice .

"If Dumbledore knows the secret, what's the point of me telling him?" Harry shook his head.

At this moment, he hesitated.

After seeing Harry hesitate, Hermione guessed the other party's choice, sighed, and instructed: "Don't spread this matter indiscriminately."

"Why?" Ron asked.

"Dumbledore didn't tell everyone about this, of course he has his reasons." Hermione took out Albert's set of arguments, "If you make everyone know, it will easily cause panic, and they will Think it was Harry who did it.

"Not me, you know," said Harry.

"I know it's not you, but others don't." Hermione reminded: "Don't forget, now everyone knows that you are a Parseltongue, and a Parseltongue can control snakes, and controlling basilisks is no exception. No matter how you look at it, you are the biggest suspect."

After listening to Hermione's words, Harry couldn't help shivering. He could already imagine what other people would think of him when they knew that the monster in the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets was an ugly basilisk!
Ron was also looking at Harry uneasily. He knew Hermione was right. If he didn't know Harry, he would have heard the same news and thought Harry was the so-called "Heir of Slytherin".

The proof is that he is a Parseltongue, and Parselmouths are evil wizards, and only Parselmouths can control basilisks.

"Then what should I do?" Harry looked at Hermione uneasily.

"We can only wait for Principal Dumbledore or Albert to find the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets, or catch the heir of Slytherin." Hermione didn't have a good idea either.

"Why don't we investigate ourselves?" Ron said to Harry. "I think we could totally..."

"Do you know where the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets is?" Hermione asked, looking sideways at Ron.

Ron fell silent for a moment.

Yes!

If Hermione hadn't told them, neither he nor Harry knew that the monster in the Chamber of Secrets was a basilisk.

"The basilisk must be huge!" Harry expressed his doubts. "How did it wander around the castle without being noticed by the students and professors?"

"The pipes in the school extend in all directions. I doubt that the basilisk can move in the pipes." Hermione said her point of view, "and the sound can travel very far in the pipes."

"Then we can find the location of the secret room through the pipe." Ron was very satisfied with his wit.

"Even if the pipes in the castle extend in all directions, not all the pipes are big enough for you to get in, and the inside is probably choking enough." Hermione said quietly, "Albert thinks there may be only one entrance to the secret room, and it's secret enough. Some opening conditions are still needed, or it has been found long ago."

Ron opened his mouth, but finally reasoned him to shut it up.

(End of this chapter)